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All people with learning disabilities will be invited for Covid vaccines, says care minister

Adults with less severe conditions will be invited for jabs, says Helen Whately, after advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation

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All adults on the learning disability register will be invited to get a coronavirus vaccine following advice from the Joint Committtee on Vaccination and Immunisation.

Those with severe learning disabilities are already included in priority group six, while adults with less severe conditions are not prioritised but the JCVI said the health service should now invite all those on the GP learning disability register after analysis found they were at higher risk of death and serious illness.

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